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Former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli dies: ex-club Sampdoria

Report says cause of death is pancreatic cancer, which he was diagnosed with since 2017

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 06 Jan 2023 6:12PM

Former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli dies: ex-club Sampdoria
Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former club Sampdoria announced today. – AFP ;pic, January 6, 2023

ROME – Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former club Sampdoria announced today.

Vialli was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 but was still able to play a significant role in Italy’s Euro 2020 title-winning campaign assisting long-time Sampdoria strike partner and national coach Roberto Mancini. – AFP, January 6, 2023

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